Archive for May, 2008

Barbie Dollhouse Furniture

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008


Dollhouse furniture can provide a good ambiance wherein Barbie and her friends can enjoy the lifestyle staying at home. There is available “playscale furniture” you can buy and place it in your dollhouse.

When buying Barbie dollhouse furniture, or if you make your own, you need first to determine the size of your dollhouse. The common playscale measurement of a dollhouse is 51 inches high by 48 inches wide and as small as 43 inches high by 32 inches wide. After knowing the size of your dollhouse, you can start planning any types of playscale furniture which will fit inside. If your Barbie dollhouse has three bedrooms, then you can buy three separate sizes of bedroom and place them inside. You can complete your living room with nice furniture like chairs, a table, sofas, cabinets, and even picture frames.

When you make your own Barbie wooden dollhouse with unique furniture is enjoyable. You can select the best options with fantastic Barbie “dollhouse furniture kit” and designs which are built to last.

A dollhouse is useless without playscale dollhouse furniture. If you want Barbie to improve her lifestyle, don’t forget to provide “miniature dollhouse furniture” complete with accessories for her to secure her fitness and lifestyle. Customers are totally excited to see their doll enjoying the comfort and the lifestyle. These customers learned to appreciate the quality of products. A popular maker of modern dollhouse furniture is “Plan Toys dollhouse furniture”.

Your playscale Barbie dollhouse furniture should look like a real house with complete amenities like bedrooms, chairs, toilet bowl, living room accessories, dining room, and kitchenware.

For more information on Barbie dollhouse furniture visit CrazyforBarbie.com.


Wooden Barbie Dollhouse

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

When deciding what type of wooden Barbie dollhouse you would like, keep in mind there are three basic types.




1 - already assembled Barbie wooden dollhouses
2- Barbie wooden dollhouse kits
3 - Barbie dollhouse plans for how to build a wooden dollhouse

Advantages of building your own include:

Sturdy , long lasting

Better quality

More appealing

You can also purchase Barbie wooden quick build kits and pre-assembled Barbie wooden dollhouses over the internet.

Another popular item is building a dollhouse for your Barbies from a wooden case with rooms already as built in shelves . Some bookcases even have shelf dividers that are adjustable to make your different size rooms.

If you are planning to build a wooden Barbie doll house I recommend using mdf because its easy to work with and contains smoother edges.

If you are looking for kits search for terms like quick build, readymade, Barbie size, or fashion sized wooden dollhouses will help.

You can purchase already assembled Barbie wooden dollhouses that range from 200$ to 2500$ for high quality handmade from Baltic birch wood. This is the same material as is used to make high end cabinetry, but yields this most durable, highest quality, and most valuable product for wooden Barbie dollhouses on the market.

For information on Barbie wooden dollhouse visit crazyforbarbie.com

Handmade Barbie Clothes

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Handmade Barbie Clothes is now a fast becoming trend among doll collectors. Some of the handmade Barbie dolls clothes usually consist of casual wear, sleep wear, beach wear, traditional wedding gown and many other types of clothes. The beauty of a doll especially Barbie is revealed simultaneously wearing their most desirable clothing.


If you know someone close to you whose hobby is collecting Barbie dolls then the best way to give him or her gift is the latest trend of Barbie handmade clothes.

There are so many handmade clothes which Barbie is known for. Casual Barbie clothes are available out there which are truly designed for her. There are many Barbie doll clothes patterns available online.

Buying Barbie Handmade clothes can ensure high quality products because the crafts were in small batches of the hands. It is carefully stitched and designed by the owner. Anybody can actually create their own handmade Barbie clothes. To find out more information on handmade Barbie clothes visit: crazyforbarbie.com

Miniature Dollhouse Furniture

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008



Miniature Dollhouse furniture is available in large varieties and different scales. The most common scale is 1:12 but becoming even more popular now is miniature dollhouse furniture is 1:24. The most popular material used in manufacturing miniature dollhouse furniture is plastic however other materials include cardboard, metallic, and even wood. Plastic miniature dollhouse furniture is more accessible and less expensive than other materials. Wooden handpainted miniature dollhouse furniture is usually more elegant and more expensive. It is usually recommended when you are accessorizing your own wooden dollhouse. It is for this reason some make their own miniature wooden dollhouse furniture.

Miniature dollhouse furniture themes can include separate rooms of furniture or popular girl themes such as princess or fairy themes. These can be handpainted or of a modern or colonial theme.

Whether you are purchasing or building, miniature dollhouse furniture can add to the beauty of your miniature dollhouse and be an enjoyable means for your child to play. To find out more information and links to miniature dollhouse furniture visit: crazyforbarbie.com

How to make free printable letter stencils

Monday, May 19th, 2008

Things You’ll Need:

  • Photo shop software
  • acetate paper
  • tape
  • stencil brush
  • sponge

Use a Photo shop type of software program to personally design your own letter stencils or find free printable ones from many sources online.

Use the photo imaging software to enlarge, minimize, or create bubble letter designs to your liking.

Print out your finished letter stencil patterns and set them aside.

Use acetate paper to trace your letters on removing the necessary open areas. Leave a 3 inch border around your pattern to allow for design stability.

Tape your acetate pattern to whatever your are creating your stencil on and apply small amounts of paint to the open areas of the stencil. Apply your color slowly and blot deliberately with your stencil brush or sponge to avoid getting a bubble in your paint.

Let your patterns dry and then slowly remove them from their surface. Now you have created your own free alphabet designs for borders, art, or to enhance furniture using your printable letter stencils.

Net-sense Tips:

  • Use your Photoshop tutorials to help you learn how to design your own letter stencils.
  • Be sure to copyright and designs that are your own.
  • Use online resources for ideas of alphabet types or designs and applications for your free printable letter stencils.

Printable Barbie Paper Dolls

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008


Printable Barbie paper dolls first arrived on the scene in 1962, three years after the Barbie doll was invented in 1959. It was only 14 years prior that Mattel was founded in 1945.

The first Barbie paper dolls were produced by the Western Publishing Co. under license from Mattel Inc. This first line of paper dolls were based on the Barbie doll and doll clothing patterns.

There were several artists who produced paper dolls throughout history. Al Anderson and Barb Raush as well as Tony Tierney created paper dolls from the 1960’s to 1988.

In 1994 Mattel approached Peck and Aubrey to create a series of 35th anniversary printable Barbie paper dolls. These paper dolls were Barbie #1 (1959), Barbie Bubblecut (1961-1962), and American Barbie Girl with bendable knees (1965). These dolls were made with a new process using actual photos of Barbie to create more lifelike printable Barbie paper dolls.

Printable Barbie paper dolls are very popular for scrapbooks and collections. These paper doll patterns can really enhance your pages. Paper dolls are offered in many different printable colors and design patterns for dressing up your Barbie dolls.

You can make your own printable Barbie paper dolls using templates found in pattern books or sometimes over the internet. Some of these are printable for free and some you can purchase for a small price.

For more information and free templates of printable Barbie paper dolls visit crazyforbarbie.com.

How to become a wholesaler of ebay ebooks with dropship reprint rights

Wednesday, May 14th, 2008

Step by step instructions on how to become a dropship wholesaler of ebay ebooks and have full ebooks dropship reprint rights

Things You’ll Need:

  • ebay account
  • wholesaler of ebooks who give you full ebooks dropship reprint rights
  • webmaster tools
  • computer with access to internet
  • moderate internet marketing know how

To find Ebay ebooks with dropship reprint rights you must first set up an account on Ebay. It is easy to do and costs you nothing to sign up. Ebay already has a selection of e-books for sale and where you can list.

Locate a wholesaler who has as automated drop ship service. These services will drop ship many different types of products and / or merchandise including e-books. May of the e-books authors offer 100% resale rights to there products giving you the opportunity to reprint and sell there e-books and full success systems and keep 100% of the profits.

There are different e-books authors who provide different packages to promote there training materials. The best scenario for promotion especially resale would be a true testimonial but this isn’t always feasible but some research to decide which package is best would be wise.

Once you have identified the ebooks product package you want to resale on Ebay and set up with an author who provides you resale rights, you are ready to enter the realm of a true turn key business, where with a little internet marketing savvy and promotional tools you can identify your niche buyers who will find use for these ebooks you provide.

Do the research first. Research the ebooks product viability to the end user, not the value or cost only. See what you get for your money and compare to other ebay programs.

See if you can find dropship packages that include web pages and web promo tools to help you with your campaign. After all, many publishers want you to effectively resale there programs, and many provide you valuable resources and tools to do so. I hope this answers your question of how to get ebay ebooks with dropship reprint rights.

How to Use Ice Breakers for Team Meetings to build Teamwork

Monday, May 12th, 2008


Icebreakers you’ll need During Your Team Meetings to build teamwork:

  • Two to three inflated balloons per person are needed and a stopwatch.

At the start of the meetings, each person has a balloon, with the rest in a nearby pile. Everyone begins bouncing their icebreakers (balloons) in the air. Every five seconds, another balloon is added to build a challenge for each team.

To encourage teamwork, see how long each team can keep the balloons bouncing before receiving six penalties. A penalty is announced loudly (to create stress!) by the team leader when a balloon hits the floor, or once on the floor, if is not got back into play within five seconds.

The team leader keeps a cumulative score by shouting out “one”, “two”, etc. When the leader gets to “six”, time is stopped. After some discussion, the team tries to better its record with another attempt.

Tips:

  • These meetings build teamwork and also give the team a chance to improve together.

  • It can get very loud and will be a lot of FUN! when you use these types of ice breakers!

This article is about how to use ice breakers for team meetings to build teamwork and you will find this particular icebreaker is a team building activity.

Printable Dollhouse Miniatures

Monday, May 12th, 2008

Printable dollhouse miniatures are printable accessories used in dollhouse displays. These miniatures are usually printed on plain card stock, sometimes on fabric, and put together to make boxes, bags, wall hangings, appliances, furniture, etc. These printable accessories help enhance the overall attractiveness of your dollhouse.

Miniatures such as printable quilts, wallpaper, flooring, roofing, are also designed to enhance the realistic quality of the finished dollhouse.

Many printable dollhouse miniatures can be found in books and catalogues and some can be downloaded over the internet and printed off home printers.

They are made to different sizes and scales in proportion to the size of your dollhouse. Most scales represent 1/12 of actual size for a Barbie sized dollhouse but printable miniatures are now available for smaller scale dollhouses. This dollhouse scale is usually 1/24 or 1 inch representing 2 feet actual size.

Dollhouses are both functional and aesthetic. Using printable miniatures will add functionality and beauty to your dollhouse and provide hours of enjoyment for anyone who plays with it.

For information on how to make your own dollhouse minature printables or to download
printable dollhouse miniatures visit: crazy for barbie.